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When the time comes, I imagine Wrexham fans will feel how we did when we sacked Robins. Parkinson has took them from the NL to this point. That loyalty to Parkinson from the owners and fans could well be a source of regret come end of the season. They’ve spent a lot of money on the players of...

Betting markets is one of the most data driven industries. How do you even go about setting odds before anyone places money on an outcome? There will be an element of customer led odds setting because betting markets need to protect themselves and prices need to correct themselves. I suspect a...

Hahaha you sausage! In all seriousness, the betting markets will be well aware of the data and build this into their pricing model. The reason Ipswich are still second favourites is because the underlying data suggests they’re in a false position and favour McKenna to turn things around...

£6.5m to play around with in January is appealing. We probably should have cashed out on Sheaf in the summer of 2024 but if he’s struggling with injuries/niggles, take what you can and move on. Parkinson’s quote on Sheaf’s latest injury was concerning, he more or less said he felt something go...

@Bugsy in short, @shmmeee did a Gemini summary of teams who were top of the Championship after 12 games. 15/20 were promoted automatically. Last season, Sunderland were the first team to be top after 12 games and go up via the playoffs. As a percentage, that’s 76.2% of teams top after 12 games...

I hope they get relegated. Dislike Welsh clubs in the EFL as a whole, but their arrogance makes them unbearable to be honest. Hoping Blues and Wrexham get a bloody nose and banished to shadow realm (L1).

Agreed. For some reason I’m anxious about this one. Wrexham’s home form has been average, they’ve got a 3 game week and our away form has been flawless… Naturally, this is where we drop points. If we 7-9 points before the international break, I’ll be fully convinced we’re going up...

This is great Shmmeee. Probably worth adding Sunderland are the only team to get promoted via playoffs when leading the table after 12 games. I imagine after 20 games this must go up to 85-95% eyeballing it. Reckon you could model that please? I’d do it myself but you’ve laid the ground work...

I think we’ll go to 3-4-3 for this one. Away from home in particular this season, we’ve shifted to a counter attacking team. Possibly, match our rapid front 3 with their slow back 3. It’s a complete 180 from last season where we were happy to pass side to side whilst teams put 10 men behind...

No one rates him on this forum… @Sky Blue Goblin 😂

6k if the lost ST is a concession.

If your last sentence was true, how did the bond markets bring down Liz Truss? You’ve also not accounted for a) Poland’s significant increases in welfare spending in recent years (as opposed to historical levels) b) Poland’s debt to GDP ratio and c) Poland’s growth is c. 3% pa. When the UK...

Which is what you’d expect from a middle-income country… What’s got the bond markets skittish about France and the UKs debt to GDP is the proportions of that debt that’s going on welfare. Poland are driving their rearmament program. So it’s like a bank looking at two individuals who are (for...

Didn't I say "currency crisis" rather than debt crisis? Even so, when you issue government bonds and the interest you pay increases (happening right now), it stresses your public finances and can escalate to debt crisis. Not going to get dragged into it because we both know the UK could not...

Their debt to GDP ratio is 55%, the UK's is currently 96% - an increase of 15% in 10 years. Our budget deficit was ran up a lot higher when debt to GDP was 36.7% in 2000... So Poland really doesn't run the risk of a currency crisis, the UK actually does and France risks plunging the Euro into...

The norm in European countries where insurance is socialised and cover guaranteed. UK NI is a de facto income tax. I've explained myself v poorly tbf. Edit: to be specific, our NI goes to the UK coffers and is not ringfenced. In Europe, the money from their version of 'NIs' goes to a collective...

Point 1 is not compatible with mass migration and point 2 costs a lot of money and stretches the NHS further. Given the waiting lists and record people going abroad and private for treatment, it's asking too much at this moment in time.

The UK adheres to a lot EU regulations, one of the big tasks in the transition period is removing all references to the EU/Commission and replacing with UK/His Majesty's Government. Hence the Tories (like Rees-Mogg) wanted to pass a bill that meant EU-era regulations automatically expired unless...

This is precisely happening in some of the newer EU members. Bulgaria's population is declining and is primarily driven by outwards migration to richer EU nations. Poland is somewhat of an anomaly because it is on course to overtake the UK on a GDP per capita basis and is a high wage economy...

We'll sell out v WBA. Spoke to my Baggies colleague earlier this morning and whilst he called it a 'disgrace' said he'll pay the prices with his son. If we do sell out with £45 tickets (and we probably will), then you get the increased revenue from ticket sales as well as people putting money...